Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux collectively broke our hearts when they announced they were splitting up after two years of marriage in February. But according to the actor, the former couple’s divorce was pretty “painless.”

In a new interview with The New York Times published on Saturday, the 47-year-old revealed the details of his breakup with Aniston, offering the silver lining of their split.

“The good news is that was probably the most — I’m choosing my words really carefully — it was kind of the most gentle separation, in that there was no animosity,” he said.

“Again, neither one of us is dead, neither one of us is looking to throw hatchets at each other,” he jokingly added. “It’s more like, it’s amicable. It’s boring, but, you know, we respected each other enough that it was as painless as it could be.”

Despite the cordial separation, Theroux realized that their relationship would never be the same, which was saddening for the star. “It was heartbreaking, only in the sense that the friendship would not be the same, as far as just the day to day,” he said. “But the friendship is shifting and changing, you know, so that part is something that we’re both very proud of.”

Theroux credits the easygoing nature of the divorce to the pair’s careers in Hollywood. “[It’s] kind of a carny lifestyle,” he explained of being an actor. “[A split] doesn’t have that seismic shift of an ordinary couple, where everything is, like, you have to tear a baby in half.”

While Theroux and Aniston are confident in their decision to part ways, it’s challenging to counter the media’s fascination with their private lives. “How do you combat gossip and rumor? And it’s just on crack and steroids now. In a weird way, just sort of navigating the inevitable perception of it is the exhausting part,” he said.

“These are actually in reality small events that take place,” Theroux continued. “But everything can feel like 10 on the Richter scale if you make the headline big enough and salacious enough.” “These are actually in reality small events that take place,” Theroux continued. “But everything can feel like 10 on the Richter scale if you make the headline big enough and salacious enough.”

When asked by the Times about his current love life, the Leftovers star said: “Is this the part where I coyly raise an eyebrow and not answer the question?”

Last month, Jennifer offered her perspective on the breakup while speaking with Molly McNearney for InStyle‘s September issue.

“It’s pretty crazy. The misconceptions are ‘Jen can’t keep a man,’ and ‘Jen refuses to have a baby because she’s selfish and committed to her career.’ Or that I’m sad and heartbroken,” she said.

“First, with all due respect, I’m not heartbroken,” the Friends alum continued. “No one knows what’s going on behind closed doors. No one considers how sensitive that might be for my partner and me. They don’t know what I’ve been through medically or emotionally. There is a pressure on women to be mothers, and if they are not, then they’re deemed damaged goods Maybe my purpose on this planet isn’t to procreate. Maybe I have other things I’m supposed to do?”

President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China’s President Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China. Trump is on a 10-day trip to Asia.

China has canceled planned trade discussions with the United States as both sides escalate their dispute in the wake of a new round of tariffs, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

This week, President Donald Trump slapped a fresh round of tariffs on Chinese goods ahead of scheduled trade talks with Beijing, placing 10 percent duties on $200 billion of goods. China almost immediately retaliated with tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. products.

The two camps were scheduled to meet in order to dial back tensions, but the Journal reported on Friday that China rescinded a proposal to send two delegations to Washington.

The new 10 percent tariffs are below an original figure of 25 percent floated by the administration earlier. The president is also expected to threaten to hike tariffs again to squeeze Beijing at the negotiating table, but the Chinese have shown no public signs of bending.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had been pressing ahead with attempts to restart trade talks with China.

The White House did not immediately return CNBC’s request for comment.